Where have all the stars gone?

Stars helped shaped human culture for thousands of years, but we see far fewer of them now than our ancestors or rural friends; now a citizen science program will map light pollution across Australia

By Associate Professor Therésa Jones and Dr Jen Martin, University of Melbourne and Marnie Ogg, Australasian Dark Sky Alliance

Published 19 June 2020

Associate Professor Therésa Jones

Senior Lecturer, Evolution and Animal Behaviour, School of BioSciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

Dr Jen Martin

Leader, Science Communication Teaching Program, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

Marnie Ogg

Director, Australasian Dark Sky Alliance

Where have all the stars gone?

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